"A rose is a rose is a cabbage bud."
—Botany for All Ages

"And then you go up to it and see, for the sake of argument, that it is an artificial rose."
—Bruno Munari, "A Rose is a Rose is a," Design as Art

"A rose is a rose is a rose — or so they say."
—Orient Express Magazine

"'A rose is a rose is a rose' is false — it is a somewhat different rose in every new context."
—Walter Kintsch, Comprehension

"But before he says the rose is a rose, the Buddha has seen that the rose is not a rose."
—Thich Nhat Hanh, The Diamond that Cuts Through Illusion

"A rose is a rose but ... a rabbit is the moon."
—Codices of México and Their Extraordinary History

"'A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose' — and enough is enough is enough."
—Shana Alexander, "The Case for Jean Harris," New York Magazine (April 7, 1986)

"A rose is a rose, but a rosé is 'white.'"
—Wine for Dummies

"A rose is a rose (even without a bloom)."
—The American Rose Annual (1972)

"A rose is a rose is a rose; but the examined rose is a sonnet."
—Natalie Angier, The Canon

"I have to remember each time I get poked that the rose is a rose is a rose, no matter how much those thorns hurt."
—Stuart Gustafson, Parables for Life in the 21st Century

"Sometimes I go for weeks without encountering 'a rose is a rose is a rose' but today—twice!  Small world."
—Frank Muir & Denis Norden, The Utterly Ultimate "My Word!" Collection

"In literary terms, 'a rose is a rose is a rose,' is what it is: a rose.  It is the opposite of a trope."
—Michael Rizzo, The Art Direction Handbook for Film

"A rose is a rose all times of the year."
—Lizette Woodworth Reese, "A December Rose," A Handful of Lavender (1891)

"With all due respect to Gertrude Stein, a rose is not a rose is not a rose."
—Ellen J. Langer, On Becoming an Artist

"'Yes, I know,' she went on; 'you are one of the people that believe that a rose is a rose.  It is so many drachms of so many sorts of chemicals, and that's the end of it.  But brother Jim and I—we don't think so.  A rose is a great deal more than a rose; and the rose you see is a great deal less than the rose; and there's a conundrum for you.'"
—Saxe Holm, "My Tourmaline," The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1875)

"A rose is a rose is a rose.  What else could a rose be?  Unfortunately this does not take us far."
—William R. Carter, The Elements of Metaphysics

"A rose is a rose is a rose.  That is a quote.  But what is a rose?  A rose is a rose is a rose tells you nothing.  My mother is a rose and what is my mother?"
—Madeleine L'Engle, Camilla

"[Robert] Frost writes that a 'rose is a rose, / And was always a rose.'  He then goes on to explain that the 'theory now' is that it is not only the rose that is a rose, but the apple and pear and plum, too."
—Deirdre J. Fagan, Critical Companion to Robert Frost